Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

Chapter 2558 Gaining Sympathy

The word "substitute" is used well and frequently.

Throughout his life, Sha Zhu has made far too many mistakes for others, like Qin Huairu taking the blame for them.

Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhangshi, Jia Dongxu, Bangge...

When these people were too embarrassed to bow their heads, it was Qin Huairu who stepped in and helped them to do so.

As long as Qin Huairu bows his head, Sha Zhu usually won't pursue the matter.

They took advantage of Sha Zhu's kindness and naivety.

In Sha Zhu's opinion, since Qin Huairu had apologized on their behalf, those people must have realized their mistakes.

The truth is quite the opposite; it is precisely because they do not believe they are wrong that they seek someone to apologize on their behalf.

If you realize you've made a mistake, you should bravely admit it.

Of course, when Qin Huairu made mistakes, Yi Zhonghai also admitted them on her behalf.

Often, Yi Zhonghai would say something to admit his mistake, but then he would turn around and use fallacies and heresies to blame Sha Zhu for the mistake.

In the end, it was Sha Zhu who was wrong.

Using this trick, they fooled Sha Zhu for his entire life.

With decades of friendship with Sha Zhu, how could Liu Lan not see through all this?

I didn't say anything before because Sha Zhu was enjoying himself, so there was no point in saying anything.

For the sake of her work and family, she had no choice but to pretend she couldn't see it, just like everyone else.

It's different now.

Yi Zhonghai, who had the upper hand over Sha Zhu, is dead, and even his ashes were thrown into a stinking ditch.

Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu have fallen out again.

Liu Lancai was too lazy to play along with Qin Huairu's act.

“Your son knows he was wrong, so let him go and beg Sha Zhu.”

He went to apologize to Sha Zhu in person.

If all else fails, we should offer a sincere apology to Sha Zhu.

He knelt at the door, begging Sha Zhu for forgiveness. He wouldn't get up unless Sha Zhu forgave him.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Qin Huairu's old face, and he still felt that Liu Lan was confused.

She was just being polite, how could Liu Lan take it so seriously?

How could Bang Geng possibly kneel before Sha Zhu and beg for mercy?

"Oh dear, Liu Lan, Bang Geng is almost a grandson. If people find out about this, how will he ever face them?"

Liu Lan said, "What's there to be ashamed of? He's grown up with everything he's been provided for by Sha Zhu—food, drink, work, housing."

Oh, and my wife.

If it weren't for Sha Zhu getting him a job as a driver for a ministry, would he have been able to marry such a beautiful wife?

Also, this huge courtyard house, including the Sichuan-style restaurant, was all brought in by Sha Zhu.

It will all belong to him eventually.

To put it bluntly, even if he doesn't kneel to his own father, he should at least kneel to Sha Zhu.

Qin Huai thought to himself, "If you know it sounds bad, then don't say it."

She absolutely refused to admit that all of this was thanks to Sha Zhu.

The reason Sha Zhu helped him was because he was attracted to her beauty.

It was because she endured humiliation and compromised that Sha Zhu was willing to help.

She had already reported back to Sha Zhu.

Qin Huairu burst into tears, feeling wronged and extremely sad.

"Liu Lan, please don't make things difficult for me. I owe Sha Zhu too much in this life. In the next life, I will repay Sha Zhu even if it means serving him like a cow or a horse."

But now, on one side is the child, and on the other is Sha Zhu. If you were in that situation, what would you choose?

I wish I could split myself in two...

I think it's fine if others don't understand me. You should understand me.

When we were young, we had almost identical experiences.

Liu Lan curled her lip in disdain, resolutely refusing to admit that she was the same as Qin Huairu.

Yes, she did have some relationship with Li Huaide when she was young.

But she only had a relationship with Li Huaide. Her relationship with Li Huaide was completely different from Qin Huairu's relationship with Sha Zhu.

"Whether I understand or not is irrelevant. The key is for Sha Zhu to understand."

"It's no use telling me this. Go talk to Sha Zhu."

Qin Huai thought to herself, "If I could make Sha Zhu understand, I wouldn't have to worry so much."

She'd already thrown mud at Yi Zhonghai, but Sha Zhu still wouldn't forgive her. What could she do? It was all because Bang Geng dug up Yi Zhonghai's ashes that the neighbors found out.

She doesn't dare to go out anymore.

As soon as she stepped outside, her neighbors started pointing and whispering about her.

On what grounds?

This wasn't her choice.

It was all because of Sha Zhu that she was forced into this situation.

If Sha Zhu had forgiven her sooner, would he have needed to dig up Yi Zhonghai's ashes?

Do you know that she hasn't had a good night's sleep since Yi Zhonghai's ashes were thrown into a stinking ditch?

Every night when she closes her eyes, she sees Yi Zhonghai coming to find her.

“I want to explain to Sha Zhu, but he has to listen to me. You know his temper.”

Once she gets angry, she won't listen to anyone.

You know the old lady in our compound, right?

"I know. It's that old lady who likes to pretend to be deaf and loves to eat meat."

When Sha Zhu was hosting the event, he took all the extra dishes back and gave them to the old lady as a token of his respect.

"Don't even mention me, even Ma Hua's apprentice won't get one."

Qin Huairu used pitifulness to cover up his embarrassment.

Officially, those dishes were brought back as a gift for the deaf old lady.

In reality, all those dishes ended up in the stomachs of the Jia family.

Liu Lan already knew about this, and now she's bringing it up deliberately to embarrass her.

Qin Huairu kept this hatred in her heart, and then started talking about the deaf old lady.

"The old lady treated Shazhu like her own grandson and was so good to him. If it weren't for the old lady, how could Lou Xiao'e have fallen for him and even gave birth to a son for him?"

Liu Lan said with emotion, "Yes. If it weren't for Lou Xiao'e, Sha Zhu would have died without an heir like Yi Zhonghai."

Qin Huai lowered her head awkwardly this time. There was nothing she could do; she had too much dirt on her. No matter what she said, they could always find something negative to say about her.

Fortunately, Qin Huairu is thick-skinned and doesn't care much about these things.

"He's hanging out with Xu Damao now, and he listens to Xu Damao every day."

He even held a grudge against the old lady.

The old lady's own grandson came to claim kinship with him, but he suspected that the old lady's son was deliberately lying to him.

Liu Lan was taken aback, and after thinking for a while, she understood what Qin Huairu meant.

"What is all this nonsense? Wasn't it said that the old lady was a martyr's family member and her son had died in battle long ago?"

How come she suddenly has another grandson?

It can't be fake, can it?

I remember that these courtyard houses were donated to the country by that old lady.

Later, the government also gave her a spot as a recipient of the "Five Guarantees" program to take care of her.

Qin Huairu, let me tell you, there are so many scammers these days, you can't trust them at all.

He probably has his eye on the house and wants to take it away in the name of the deaf old lady's grandson.

Don't fall for his tricks.

Qin Huai shook her head: "You've misunderstood. He's the chairman of a big company; he's not short of money at all."

The old lady's son returned long ago; he simply came back to acknowledge his relatives. He never mentioned wanting a courtyard house.

"What exactly happened?" Liu Lan was very puzzled, and her gossip gene started to kick in.

Qin Huairu had no choice but to recount the story of Sha Zhu selling steamed buns again.

He was holding a photo of Jin Qihao with the deaf old lady, trying to prove his identity.

As a result, Sha Zhu insisted that Jin Qihao was the one who tricked him out of steamed buns with counterfeit money.

He also said that it was a conspiracy between the deaf old woman and Jin Qihao.

Liu Lan's eyes sparkled, and she was extremely interested.

"Tell me, was it really the deaf old lady who plotted against us?"

"I... I don't think so." Qin Huairu wasn't sure either.

To be honest, she also suspected that the deaf old lady was doing it on purpose.

Otherwise, why would the deaf old lady insist on spreading the name "Silly Zhu" throughout the alley?

The deaf old woman is highly suspicious in this matter.

Qin Huairu was more inclined to believe that it was all the deaf old woman's scheme. (End of Chapter)